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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Join ANS for a webinar on exploring background radiation
The American Nuclear Society, in partnership with the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, is hosting its next Educator Training event, “K-12 Classroom Investigations: Exploring Background Radiation,” this Thursday, May 16, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (EDT).
Register now. The event is complimentary and open to all.
Technical Session|Radioisotope Power Systems
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|10:00–11:40AM MDT|Sweeney A
Session Chair:
Jake R. Matthews (Zeno Power)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Robert Wingo (LANL)
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Development of Americium Oxide Ceramics for use in European Radioisotope Power Systems
10:00–10:25AM MDT
M.J. Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), P. Glenville (National Nuclear Laboratory), C. Perkins (National Nuclear Laboratory)
Paper
Exploring Oxalate Co-Precipitation Methods for the Production of Surrogate Americium Oxides for use in European Radioisotope Power Systems
10:25–10:50AM MDT
S. Jones (Lancaster Univ.), C. Boxall (Lancaster Univ.), R. Sanderson (National Nuclear Laboratory), M.J. Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), R. Wilbraham (Lancaster Univ.)
Using the External Gelation Sol-gel Method to Create Cerium Uranium Oxides as Potential Surrogates for Americium Uranium Oxides in the Context of European Radioisotope Power Systems
10:50–11:15AM MDT
E.J. Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), R. Wilbraham (Lancaster Univ.), M.J. Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), C. Boxall (Lancaster Univ.), R.M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester)
Assessing Alternatives for Pu-238 in Radioisotope Heater Units
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Laura Holewa (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Alexander Rodgers (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Cenk Guler (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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